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Drake dropped, brands scrambled

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But one nailed it JAPHET MANDA, ISSUED BY BRAVE GROUP When Drake dropped three new albums on the third Friday of May this year, South African brands responded predictably... read Artificial Intelligence With generative AI surging, Africa’s agile creators narrow Hollywood’s gap GARON CAMPBELL Across Africa, progress has often happened by bypassing intermediate stages entirely... Read CRM, CX, UX Exclusive: Consumers embrace digital ecosystems cautiously, prioritising trust over convenience TSHEPO MOILA While online South African consumers are becoming increasingly open to integrated ecosystems that simplify their lives and deliver more value, a clear friction point has emerged... Read Events & Conferencing The next phase of transformation: Where policy, power and progress collide ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA As South Africa’s transformation landscape continues to evolve amid changing economic realities and growing demands for accountability, the Nedbank Top Empowerment Conference 2026 returns... Read Film & Cinematography SA Film Festival 2026 to screen across Australia, New Zealand The festival will screen in cinemas and online across Australia and New Zealand from 21 June to 26 July... Read Marketing Commerce decides who wins. Full stop. ANSA LEIGHTON-BUYS, ISSUED BY DENTSU If your 2026 plan still treats commerce as the place where marketing converts, you have already fallen behind... Read Algorithm or insight? Neither… it’s a false choice IVAN MOROKE Ivan Moroke, MAA chairperson, examines how marketers genuinely driving growth in using the algorithm and the insight to find commercial success… Read Nick Hamman joins Time Out South Africa Nick Hamman has joined Time Out South Africa... Read Media SABC appoints Dr Vuyo Nyembezi as group executive: technology The South African Broadcasting Corporation has appointed Dr. Vuyo Nyembezi as group executive: Technology... Read OOH Registration campaign uses murals to reach voters Petronella Mphahlele looks at why the IEC uses wall murals for voter registration campaigns in South Africa… Read PR & Communications Clockwork wins 5 2026 Sabre EMEA Awards ISSUED BY CLOCKWORK Clockwork secured five Sabre EMEA Awards, with three wins at Sabre EMEA 2026, alongside two wins and two Certificates of Excellence at the IN2 Sabre Awards... Read Beyond command and control: Why the future of communication may need an African operating system ISSUED BY ICANDI CQ In an age defined by chaos and complexity, African leadership principles offer new models for communication, collaboration and organisational resilience... Read Research The All Blacks are coming! Who cares? About 6 million consumer class adults, that’s who… ISSUED BY BRANDMAPP In South Africa, sport spectatorship is more than entertainment. It plays an outsized cultural role, giving us a shared national ‘language’ and a powerful source of identity that spans our diverse communities... Read Retail Soweto-born Khoi Tech opens its first-ever retail store From humble beginnings in Soweto to becoming one of South Africa’s emerging technology success stories, Khoi Tech opens the doors to its very first brick-and-mortar retail store... Read Takealot data reveals South Africa’s e-commerce habits Takealot draws on data from over 5 million shoppers and hundreds of millions of customer interactions to paint a picture of how South Africans shop online... Read TV The growing impact of MultiChoice Talent Factory across Africa’s film industry ISSUED BY MULTICHOICE Partners Against Piracy (PAP), in collaboration with MultiChoice Talent Factory, has launched a new anti-piracy Public Service Announcement (PSA) aimed at educating audiences on the real-world impact of illegal content consumption... Read Africa #AfricaMonth | Africa must tell its own tourism story ROBIN FREDERICKS Tourism leaders from across Africa say the continent must take greater ownership of its global narrative, strengthen regional collaboration and embrace authentic storytelling to unlock long-term tourism growth... Read #AfricaMonth | Africa's next financial chapter will be driven by educated participation ZIHAAD ISRAFIL As Africa’s markets become more connected and digitally accessible, experts argue financial inclusion must be matched by education, discipline and responsible participation... Read Business Pepkor shows growth as revenue jumps 13% to R54.8bn Pepkor has released its interim results for H1FY26, reporting a 13.2% increase in group revenue to R54.8bn and 12.1% growth in normalised headline earnings per share (HEPS)... Read SAHPRA clamps down on unregistered weight-loss drugs SAHPRA and SAPC conducted a joint operation at Sentra Pharmacy in Pretoria... Read inDrive secures regulatory approval under SA e-hailing rules inDrive has secured registration approval from South Africa’s National Public Transport Regulator, formally bringing the platform under the country’s updated e-hailing regulatory framework... Read Featured Press Office of the day More   |   Join Firexpo Fire safety, front and centre. 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